Brookhaven Finance Department Wins Excellence In Financial Reporting

From the City of Brookhaven:

March 16, 2021

For yet another year the City of Brookhaven’s Finance Department has won the Excellence in Financial Reporting Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. This is the fifth consecutive year Brookhaven has earned this award.

The award, which is the highest form of recognition for government financial reporting and accounting, according to the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), was given to the City’s Finance Department for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for 2019.

“Brookhaven’s Finance Department strives for integrity and transparency,” said Finance Director Alek Dimov. “I am proud that we continue to earn this high honor.”

The award-winning CAFR can be found on Brookhaven’s website at: www.BrookhavenGA.gov/finance/page/comprehensive-annual-financial-reports

According to GFOA, the report is judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive spirit of full disclosure to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users to read the report.

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